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Added 3 September 2020
A History of Dzongsar Monastery
| History
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Some notes on the history of Dzongsar Monastery, seat of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892) and Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959), with emphasis on the sacred objects that the monastery housed during Khyentse Wangpo's time and thereafter.
Latest additions from the Longchen Nyingtik Project
September 2020
Transference: Enlightenment without Meditation | Transference
compiled by Patrul Rinpoche
This compilation, which supplements the root text of the transference (phowa) practice from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik) with additional prayers, is extracted from Patrul Rinpoche's famous The Words of My Perfect Teacher (kun bzang bla ma'i zhal lung). Read text >
The Vajra Lute: A Brief Fulfilment for the Guru Practice of Vidyādhara-Assembly, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse | Longchen Nyingtik
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A brief fulfilment (skong ba) practice to be recited as part of the gaṇacakra offering for the Longchen Nyingtik guru practice of Rigdzin Düpa (Vidyādhara Assembly). Read text >
A Glimpse of the Crucial Points: The Vidyādhara's Manual of Concealed Instructions (Gabjang) | Longchen Nyingtik
by Jigme Lingpa
Four sets of concealed instructions (gab byang) related to the practice of Rigdzin Düpa (Vidyādhara Assembly), on 1) the wisdom deity, 2) the mantra, 3) the palanquin (do li) samādhi, and 4) the results of the practice. Read text >
From the Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Sungbum Project
September 2020
Spontaneously Written Song of Experience | Dzogchen
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Spontaneously composed verses on the uniqueness and profundity of the Dzogchen approach, which centres on the recognition of mind's intrinsic awareness. Read text >
Fostering Recollection to Dispel the Torment of Deluded Perception: An Aspiration for the Bardos | Dying & the Bardos
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
An aspiration to recognise the true nature of each stage of the bardo experience, from the moment of death and accompanying stages of dissolution through to the bardo of becoming, and thereby attain awakening. Read text >
Guru Yoga of the Great Learned and Accomplished Ācārya Haribhadra | Guru Yoga
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Composed in 1954 on the basis of a visionary experience, this guru yoga features the great Indian paṇḍita Haribhadra with the Mother Prajñāpāramitā at his heart. Read text >
Genealogy of the Dharma Kings of Derge | History
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A list of the kings of Derge (sde dge) and their ancestors from the semi-divine progenitor Gar Namtsa Druk onwards, including numbered generations beginning with Gar Tongtsen, a minister to Songtsen Gampo. Read text >
Royal Genealogy of Sikkim | History
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A concise summary of the history of Sikkim with a special focus on its royal genealogy, possibly notes taken when reading the original 'Bras ljongs rgyal rabs by the ninth Chogyal Thutob Namgyal and Maharani Yeshe Dolma. Read text >
Other recent additions
August–September 2020
On Literary Composition | Literary Theory
by Ngawang Tendar
Extracted from The Sunlight of Eloquent Explanation: A Presentation of Exposition, Debate, and Composition ('chad rtsod rtsom gsum gyi rnam gzhag legs bshad nyin byed snang ba), this brief analysis by Ngawang Tendar Lharampa (1759/1751–1831) discusses the qualities of an author, classifications of literary treatises and process of composing a treatise. Read text >
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Highlights from archive
Aspiration for the Stages of the Path | Lamrim
by Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa
This very short prayer of aspiration, just seven quatrains long, focuses on accomplishing the stages of the path (lamrim) as a means to benefit all beings. Read text >
A Song of Amazement Inspired by Practice Experience | Meditation
by Sera Khandro
This song of amazement originates in a vision that Sera Khandro had while staying in retreat at Nyimalung in Amdo at the age of twenty-nine. The text is her response to the spirits and demons who appeared to her and asked what she was doing. Read text >
* Lotsāwa ལོ་ཙཱ་བ་; lo tsā ba n. Title used for native Tibetan translators who worked together with Indian scholars (or paṇḍitas) to translate major buddhist texts into Tibetan from Sanskrit and other Asian languages; it is said to derive from lokacakṣu, literally "eyes of the world". See also paṇḍita.
